Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Conviviality Retail appoints new chief financial officer

Published: 06 August, 2013

Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has announced the appointment of Julie Wirth as chief financial officer from November.

Pizza Pilgrims lays down roots in Soho

Published: 05 August, 2013

Pizza Pilgrims founders Thom and James Elliot travelled to Italy in September 2011 to discover the art...

Rosa's Thai Café to open fourth London site

Published: 05 August, 2013

Family-owned London Thai café group Rosa's is planning to open a fourth site in September with a revitalised menu.

Richelieu XO named World's Best Cognac

Published: 05 August, 2013

South African-owned Cognac Richelieu has been awarded the title of World's Best Cognac at the International Wine & Spirit Competition.

Sommelier Association unveils improved CSC

Published: 05 August, 2013

The UK Sommelier Association has announced an improved Certified Sommelier Course beginning this September, which includes a selection of new wines in the curriculum.

Brand Phoenix to push FirstCape in US

Published: 05 August, 2013

Brand Phoenix has announced structural changes as it looks to grow business in the US.

Tate Britain wine cellar to reopen after £45m refurb

Published: 05 August, 2013

Tate Britain's Whistler Restaurant, renowned for its extensive wine cellar, is due to reopen this autumn after a £45 million refurbishment.

Heatwave prompts sales boom in UK off-trade

Published: 05 August, 2013

The summer heatwave has seen sales in alcohol jump across the UK off-trade, with figures showing a "significant" rise on 2012 on top of last year's London Olympics and Silver Jubilee helping hand.

Hawksmoor joins forces with One Brand in bottled water charity project

Published: 02 August, 2013

Hawksmoor has teamed up with the One Brand to launch One Water Butterfly Bottles in a bid to raise money for worldwide humanitarian projects.

Jack Daniel's to celebrate birthday with September activity

Published: 02 August, 2013

Kentucky Bourbon Jack Daniel's will once again be celebrating the whiskey's birthday in September and is encouraging the trade and consumers to join in with a raft of promotional activity.

Fuller's to list Casa Silva Cool Coast in UK

Published: 02 August, 2013

Casa Silva has announced it has secured a new UK on-trade listing for both its Cool Coast Sauvignon Blanc and Cool Coast Pinot Noir with London-based traditional family brewer Fuller's.

Tour of the Douro raises £30k for The Benevolent

Published: 02 August, 2013

The 14 cyclists from the wine trade who took part in the 600km Tour of the Douro in June have beaten their fundraising target of £25,000 to raise a huge £30,000, which they presented to drinks industry charity The Benevolent this week.

Hatch Mansfield joins forces with the Woodland Trust

Published: 01 August, 2013

Hatch Mansfield has announced the removal 223 tonnes of carbon by planting 1,000 native British trees through the Woodland Trust under the charity's Woodland Carbon scheme.

BrewDog founders to front craft beer TV show in US

Published: 01 August, 2013

Maverick Scottish brewer BrewDog is set to take the US by storm, as co-founders James Watt and Martin Dickie front a new craft beer show on NBCUniversal's new Esquire Network.